Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: jaymac on April 16, 2021, 07:30:18 pm
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Might be of interest to those who do
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/blog/rc-planes-uk-regulations-post-brexit/?utm_campaign=182231_Top+5+Blog+Articles+%28March+2021%29+EDM&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dotmailer&dm_i=4SQP%2C3WLZ%2C9TZ5C%2CDHBV%2C1&___store=en_us (https://hobbyking.com/en_us/blog/rc-planes-uk-regulations-post-brexit/?utm_campaign=182231_Top+5+Blog+Articles+%28March+2021%29+EDM&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dotmailer&dm_i=4SQP%2C3WLZ%2C9TZ5C%2CDHBV%2C1&___store=en_us)
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Members of the BMFA, SAA, LMA and the FPV fliers have known of this for some time and will have been registered for over a year. Basically as long as you are a member of one of these organisations and registered there has been no change in the rules for fliers as there is an agreement with the CAA. Brexit has nothing to do with these rules as the UK was already committed to the EASA rules. Even in the EU each individual country is able to make their own allowances for model fliers.
Jim
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Members of these modelling organisations will have received a link to or a copy of Article 16 which contains all of the relevant details. We then had to indicate to the organisation that we had read the article and this is kept on record for the CAA. So all fliers should know the details. (Unfortunately the outlaw fliers who don't join the organisations or who bought a drone from the local toy shop or PC World will still have no idea of the rules.)
Jim
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My understanding is that if it is under 250g and is a toy then these rules do not apply.
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Not quite right, but almost. The 'toy' designation is totally irrelevant, but if under 250g AND carrying any form of camera, then it does need to comply.